Sentences with phrase «as education advocates»

But even as education advocates began thanking the state officials for redrawing the plan, discussion turned to control of the buildings themselves.

But the court did not require the Legislature to take specific action to remedy the situation, as some education advocates had hoped.

Made up of charter school and charter management organization leaders, as well as education advocates and representatives of charitable foundations, the Board of Directors broadly formulates CCSA's policy and activities.

Made up of charter schools and charter management organization leaders, as well as education advocates and representatives of charitable foundations, the Board of Directors broadly formulates CCSA's policy and activities.

Meaningful Student Involvement engages students as education advocates to work within the education system and throughout the community to change schools.

However, the following examples stand apart as uniquely specific models of students as education advocates.

After the election, it is critical that we as education advocates hold our elected leaders to the promises they've made to teachers and students.»

Meaningful Student Involvement can infuse roles for students as education advocates throughout learning, teaching and leadership.

Even as education advocates nationwide fight to hold the line against district - level funding cuts, the state education departments responsible for overseeing K - 12 policy are coming under the budget ax.

As some education advocates praise the additional school funding announced as part of the New York State budget agreement, schools must now work through their own budgets, while, for the first time, considering the state's 2 percent property tax cap.

I also worked as a singer / songwriter and music producer and as an education advocate, especially for children.

As an education advocate, the UFT is involved in many of the most important debates and discussions affecting our schools and our city.

Hawkins and Jones, an elementary school teacher in NYC for 9 years, have been endorsed by teacher and parent organizations, as well as education advocate Diane Ravitch.

To help you understand and carry out your role as an education advocate, ASCD conducts an annual Leadership Institute for Legislative Advocacy.

And as education advocate and school finance expert Wendy Lecker observed in an article last summer, Malloy's education policies have led to, A void in oversight of charter schools

By day, Rachelle Lappinen, working mother of two, serves as an education advocate and career advisor for MassEdco.

Not exact matches

It is no wonder so many people are advocating that a college education as unnecessary — the numbers alone are daunting.

All Bridge students in a given country receive the same education at the same time — something personalized learning advocates generally shun as inefficient or, worse, ineffective.

An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

Trump announced two picks on Wednesday for his Cabinet — South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and wealthy Republican donor and school choice advocate Betsy DeVos to lead the Education Department.

USA Today: Ruling lets S.C. students earn credit for religion classes In a ruling that advocates called «a tremendous victory for religious education,» a three - judge panel of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the right of a school district to award high school credit for religious courses, as long as they meet secular standards.

From his vantage point as president of Harvard, Bok analyzes the dilemmas of liberal education, showing how its coexistence with the demands of professional schools in times of change and uncertainty requires its advocates to set it on a sound course.

You could correctly surmise that I am not an advocate of liberal arts education as something intrinsic to Christian universities.

The American Society of Baking advocates personal and professional development by facilitating education, collaboration and interaction between commercial baking professionals, food technologists, engineers, as well as equipment and ingredient experts.

«As an industry, we are strong advocates for better education, consumption in moderation and a common sense approach to all aspects of an individual's diet.

Established in 1974, the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) provides industry leadership to advocate for public policies, research and education programs, sustainable farming practices and trade positions to improve the viability of winegrape growing as an essential contributor to California's economy, culture, and landscape.

In addition, masterclasses led by Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) will be offered on topics such as «The language of wine: a Systematic Approach to Tasting» by Jude Mullins, DipWSET — International Development Director, «A world of Sherry» by Jon Chan, WSET Educator, Wine Language as well as an «Austrian Wine Seminar» by Robert Parker's Wine Advocate led by Stephan Reinhardt, a German journalist specializing in wine (his book «The Finest Wines of Germany» was selected as «Best international wine book of the year 2013» by the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers» Award).

As an industry, we advocate education, moderation and a common sense approach.

• Embrace individuality: Through the advisory system, each student is recognized as an individual and has a well - supported designated advocate monitoring their education at Crefeld.

That means advocating for increased testing and consumer education, as well as changing federal regulations.

As a public education advocate and founding member of Parents Across America, I'm one of many who are speaking up for empowering parents and educators to set the direction for our education policy — not the billionaires, hedge - funders and corporate titans who are currently driving it.

Test scores go up, truancy goes down and attendance goes up,» says Joshua Simonds, the former executive director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, who devotes himself to advocating for arts in the schools as part of a well - rounded education.

Kelly Weygandt RN Clayton Baby Sleep Consulting 314-397-9782 www.claytonbabies.com Education: Registered Nurse, B.S.Nursing, Certified Happiest Baby on the Block Educator, Certified Infant Massage Instructor, Outreach Advocate for the NICHD Safe to Sleep Program Certified Child Sleep Consultant — The Family Sleep Institute Practicing as a CSC: since 2013

While I haven't taken it as far as our state board of education (see What to Do if Your School Wellness Policy Isn't Being Enforced), I will continue to advocate for healthy class parties and fundraisers.

Karen also served as the past president of the Broward Association for the Education of Young Children and is a lifelong advocate for developmentally appropriate early childhood eEducation of Young Children and is a lifelong advocate for developmentally appropriate early childhood educationeducation.

He also coached high school football, served as an athletic director and held high level positions with the Athletic Institute and the American Sports Education Institute before creating NAYS, which would become the nation's most well - known and respected advocate for youth sports under his leadership.

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[161] Some advocates emphasize providing women with education on breastfeeding's benefits as well as problem - solving skills.

Some policy makers are trying to get the public to believe that they should be starting formal education earlier, advocating Head Start programs for children as young as 1 year, hoping to take advantage of the time when the brain is growing more than ever.

As a disability advocate working with populations experiencing poverty, she is committed to providing resources, education, and support to these communities.

Some are advocates of reproductive justice while others are considering birth work as a midwife or obstetrician and see doula training as a way to dip their toes into the water before making the leap into further education.

He is an international speaker and advocate for home education, having served twelve years on the board of North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) as well as being the North Carolina Ambassador for the Home School Foundation, a ministry dedicated to helping homeschooling familieseducation, having served twelve years on the board of North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) as well as being the North Carolina Ambassador for the Home School Foundation, a ministry dedicated to helping homeschooling familiesEducation (NCHE) as well as being the North Carolina Ambassador for the Home School Foundation, a ministry dedicated to helping homeschooling families in need.

Disturbingly, fathers identified a lack of «real information», a lack of recognition for their role, lack of engagement during the antenatal education process, and lack of commitment to breastfeeding by hospital staff as barriers they needed to overcome in their role as advocates and supporters of breastfeeding.

Nixon, an advocate for education and an actress, has said her taxes will be released soon as well, possibly this week.

Cuomo himself is trying to energize the Democratic base himself as he faces a primary challenge this September from education advocate and actress Cynthia Nixon.

He is known as a committed advocate for public education, and co-founded the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which won billions of dollars for city schools from the state, though most of that money has never materialized.

«We're going to demand that Governor Cuomo provide the funding that was afforded to us in a court decision for our schools,» she said as she joined advocates to push for more funding under the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which in 2007 won a lawsuit against the state to provide increased education funding to the city.

«From his days working in the Parks Interpretation / Education Unit at Niagara Falls to his days in public office, John has always been a steadfast advocate for state parks and the outdoors, and we are excited to see him return as project coordinator that will see him lead and assist on a number of park and governmental affairs initiatives.»

The 51 - year - old New York native and Grammy, Emmy and Tony winner has never held public office, but as an activist she has lobbied extensively for better education funding and advocated for gay rights.

Cahill says education, economic development and integrity in government are top issues he promises to advocate for if he is elected as attorney general.